In a bizarre incident of negligence, a government doctor performed a huge medical blunder. A doctor in Malappuram government hospital operated on the wrong leg of a woman. Instead of removing a steel plate from the patient’s right leg, the doctor performed surgery on her left leg.

The patient, identified as Ayisha, lodged a complaint with the state health department. She hails from Nilambur in Malappuram, Kerala.

The stage is set for Telangana to decide who will rule it for the next five years. There are 2.8 crore voters in the state. In 2014, only 68.5 per cent of the voters exercised their franchise. The previous elections saw a significant 30 percent not taking part in the electoral process. This time, the Election Commission and political parties have been campaigning for a better turn out at the polling stations.

According to the complainant, she suffered a fracture in the left leg a year ago. The doctor then had placed a steel bone plate on her left leg to treat her. The woman approached the orthopedic doctor from the Malappuram government hospital last week to remove the steel plate.

Before the surgery, she even produced the x-ray certificate. However, the doctor operated on her left leg instead of her right one to remove the plate. The doctor has denied all allegations.